New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-30

throughout the world, and putting In It's place
one that is far less convenient for household
use.
(,omc. come this will never do for Gail Hamil
ton, "The Boston Herald reports her as re
tolting that "the quality in Arthur Richmond
illumination which it had termed "a shrcwish Gle
ment, is entirely one OF masculine paternity III
Gail Hamilton said that she has forgotten hei
ENGLISH. and we rather think "Ihc Boston Her
ald' knows she hasn't. Masculine paternity
indeed. And Tho Herald thought on the
contrary that it wos entirely OF feminine hi"
tcrnity, did ii?
Excise Commissioners Woodman Is showing
energy and good sense in the personal supervision
which he is giving TO check violations Oh inc
excise law IL is not often that New-lork has
public officer painStallng. lie spends NE
time on Sundays keeping an eye on saloons when
are seeking renewal of licenses His reports
should have much weight with his fellow com
nssioners.
Tho Mandamus law works only one way-ln inc
interest Of the would-be saloon keeper Is TINS
law that the true friends of temperance desire kept
on the statute book?
The fact that no Democratic Legislature has been
allie 10 devise a prison system TO take the place vi
the contract system abolished In pursuance Oh ~
vote OF the people Is admitted But why y n Una.
fact farfl Simply because there has been no Deno
cratic legislature since the vote was taken.N ovemper,
1891 There j.. therefore, no Deinocaue r yio"
five responsibility in the matter.NIhe Rochester uhoL
What prevented the Democratic Legislature oil
1893 from abolishing the contract system and de-
vising prison system TO take its place Nothing
but the cowardicc and incflciency OF that body
For many years previous to 1883 the Democracy
kent ardently counting the "labor7 vote by gor-
reous promises Of what that party would do with
tho prisons II il got control OF the Leslsiat
ure Well after il had piled up these promises
higher than Bunker Hill Monument, the Legislat-
uro went Democratic. What did Democracy
do then? IL funkcd like little man. IL ran
away from its party promises and its legislative
responsibility. lodging behind reference to the
people That's Dcmocracy's record on the prisons
II is maladroit OF 1.-The Union 10 recall IL.
"Tho Whitehall Times accuses the Republican
members Of the Senate Of trying to put Governor
Hin in hole The Governor spared them the
trouble. In vctoing the High License bill and
making bogus nominations the Governor has put
himself in n hole and pulled the hole in after him.
The bill to authorize the establishment OF al
geological garden outside Of Central Park is in
every way preferable DO the measure to transfer
the animals now Mt the Arsenal to another part OF
tho Park. The former plan guarantees colec-
ton worthy OF the name, under management
similar To that OF the museums, while the later
can never be geological collection OF any value
without overfowing tho narrow boundaries pre-
scribcd and invading tho North Meadows, 10 say
nothing OF the destruction Of the beautiful valley
which IS marked for sacrifice. Tho removal of
the menagerie from the Park is the only salts
factory solution Of this question.
II, as many suppose, the hint that Mr.. Cleve'
land might not be q candidate for denomination
was thrown out to test public sentiment the
Presidents Private Secretary is to be congratu
lated on knowing just what he knew before
that his employer Is the choice OF the Mugwumrs
and the Pan-Elcctric. Public Onice-isa Public
Trust Company first, last and all tho time
Governor Hills new organ, "The Evening Post.
tells us he will certainly veto the Vcddcr BILL
PERHAPS and yet it may be that the organs zeal
outruns its discretion. II is also scoldinS away
because the bill was not passed by the Senate as
amended and approved here by the people who had
been behind the Crosby High License bill AS
a matter OF fact, on the point The Post scods
about. the bill passed precisely ms these people
sent Il up. They approved IL without the Cog
geshall amendment. and the Senate changed II
back in this respect, to the exact form in which
they had approved 10
This city never had q better Police Commissioner
than Thomas c. Acton, whose name was Il terror
TO evl-doers, and whose vigilance, energy and
efficiency have not been surpassed by any munc- |
iral officer As Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States Mr.. Acton's record was worthy Of the high
est praise. When he retired from that office he
turned over s1S7. O76 $40 IL TO his successor, and
tho books wero found correct to a penny. Now
Mr. Acton Is TO become the president OF a new
uptown bank In which many prominent citizens
arc interested. lie has every qualification for
such place, and will take up his new duties with
the heatticst good wishes Of the best men in New
York.